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2016 Spring Issue: A Recap of GWIMS Programming at Learn Serve Lead 2015

Welcome to the Spring 2016 issue of GWIMSWatch. This issue focuses on the GWIMS content and programming that was featured at the AAMC Learn, Serve, Lead 2015. Articles included in this edition highlight each of the sessions organized by the GWIMS Steering Committee in collaboration with several Groups throughout the AAMC and the discussions that took place there in. Please find a list of each of the sessions with relevant information and materials below.

by Lynn Gordon, Chair of the Group on Women in Medicine and Science, Senior Associate Dean, Diversity Affairs, Vice Chair, Applied Anatomy College, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine Carol Bates, Chair-Elect of the Group on Women in Medicine and Science, Associate Professor of Medicine, Office for Faculty Affairs, Harvard Medical School

GWIMS had a wonderful celebration at the GWIMS/COD Poster and Awards Reception. Dr. Darrell Kirch, President and CEO of the AAMC, joined GWIMS at the reception and he saw the important work being done across our community and recognized the accomplishments of our award winners.

by Archana Chatterjee, MD, PhD, Member at Large of the GWIMS Steering CommitteeProfessor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Development, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine/Sanford Children's Specialty Clinic

Read more for information on what GWIMS has accomplished this past year and information from our Business meeting.

by Pascale Lane,M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences

In the United States, women earn 79 cents for every dollar earned by men. Women of color suffer an even greater pay divide. Women’s career choices do not produce this gap; even in high-paying fields, women earn less than men. Gaps also exist in medicine and medical colleges, affecting physicians, physician-scientists, and PhD scientists. While some of the gaps can be attributed to hours of work, specialty choice, and other variables, men still out earn women after these variables are controlled.

By Linda Chaudron, Member at Large of the GWIMS Steering Committee Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Professor, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Ob/Gyn, Vice Chair for Clinical Services, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine

During this session four phenomenal speakers provided a variety of perspectives on how to create the business case and metrics for academic medical centers to advance their diversity and inclusion efforts. Critical “take away messages” included a reminder that we must have a business case for diversity, we must be fiscally responsibility and we must also “do the right thing”.

by Joyce Fried, Assistant Dean and Co-Director, Office of Continuing Medical Education, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine

This session, moderated by Ann Bonham, included Frank Warren, Scott Wright, and Will Bynum as panelists. Dr. Bonham began by identifying the learning environment as an important topic if we are to live up to our mission of delivering patient- and population-centered care and health.